Two company officers from the 13th Brigade of the Japanese
Two company officers from the 13th Brigade of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force observe an enemy position, Sept. 23, during a 20-hour culmination exercise at Central Washington State's Yakima Training Cent... More
Members of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force observe
Members of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force observe artillery strikes during a maneuver training exercise at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 3. The exercise was part of Operation Rising Thunder, a combi... More
Soldiers with 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th
Soldiers with 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, treat simulated casualties during training at Yakima Training Center, Wash., in April. This tough, realistic training was designed to prepar... More
Spc. Brianna Hunter, a native of Atlanta and a Soldier
Spc. Brianna Hunter, a native of Atlanta and a Soldier assigned to Task Force First Round, out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, reads to children of the Early Childhood Learning Center in the Camas Comm... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Craig Youngblood, 308th Brigade Support
Command Sgt. Maj. Craig Youngblood, 308th Brigade Support Battalion command sergeant major, serves food to soldiers after the battalions two week training exercise at Yakima Training Center.
U.S. Soldiers with 5th Battalion, 3rd Artillery Regiment,
U.S. Soldiers with 5th Battalion, 3rd Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash., operate an M142 HIMARS (high-mobility artillery rocket system) in support of the Joint Warfighting Asse... More
Staff Sgt. Philip Ellis, sample team leader with B
Staff Sgt. Philip Ellis, sample team leader with B Company, 110th Chemical Battalion from Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., takes photos of a simulated chemical lab during his collection team’s certification pro... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry Division commanding general, observes the performance of a platoon during Improvised Explosive Device Lane training at the Yakima Training Center, Wash., April... More
Command Sgt. Maj. John Hurt, senior enlisted for the
Command Sgt. Maj. John Hurt, senior enlisted for the 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, holds the squadron colors after conducting the transfer of authority ceremony during the 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Re... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Stubbs, 756th Ordnance Company
U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Stubbs, 756th Ordnance Company (EOD), 184th Ordnance Battalion (EOD), 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD), radios their findings for a confirm or deny mission during a situational training exercise... More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – U.S. Army Capt. Nichole
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – U.S. Army Capt. Nichole Rotte, commander, Bravo Company, 23rd Infantry Regiment, explains the unit’s capabilities to Department of Defense distinguished visitors at Joint Warfigh... More
Myriah Monzon, a Marine enlistee from Gig Harbor, Wash.,
Myriah Monzon, a Marine enlistee from Gig Harbor, Wash., performs pull-ups under the watchful eye of Staff Sgt. Matthew Michael during the initial strength test portion of a Recruiting Station Seattle pool func... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Albert Volpe, 705th Ordnance Company
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Albert Volpe, 705th Ordnance Company (EOD), 192nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD), 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD), executes the "up and over" technique during a vertical access training exercise at Yakima... More
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force conduct
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force conduct urban area exercises during Rising Thunder 19, September 7, 2019 at the Yakima training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder is an annual exerci... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza (right), commanding
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza (right), commanding general for the 7th Infantry Division, and Lt. Col. Doug E. Brown, commander of the 14th Combat Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, observe the p... More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Green Berets assigned
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Green Berets assigned to 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) exfiltrate with special operations forces enablers from a village during a training mission at Yakima Training Center... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dillon Brennan, 722nd Ordnance Company
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dillon Brennan, 722nd Ordnance Company (EOD), 192nd Ordnance Disposal Battalion (EOD), 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD), radios to the overwatch team during a situational training exercise (STX) lane... More
A soldier with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground
A soldier with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, checks his teammate's radio during military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) as part of Rising Thunder 2019 at the Yakima Training C... More
Soldiers with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field
Soldiers with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, sprint to safety after connecting an M777 155 mm howitzer cannon to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as part of sling load o... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kaila Mendez an aerial
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kaila Mendez an aerial porter from the 821st Contingency Response Support Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., prepares cargo that will be loaded on aircraft at Yakima Air Termi... More
Yakima, WA – A soldier with the 178th Infantry Regiment
Yakima, WA – A soldier with the 178th Infantry Regiment has ammunition handed to him for weapons qualification during Rising Thunder 2019 hosted by the 7th Infantry Division at Yakima Training Center in Yakima,... More
Illinois Guardsman's loyalty has lasting effect
YAKIMA, Wash. – Spc. Jackson Shasteen, an indirect fire infantryman with the Headquarters, Headquarters Co., 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd IBCT runs a 120mm mortar round to tube #1 during Rising ... More
Soldiers from 1st platoon, 181st Chemical Company configure
Soldiers from 1st platoon, 181st Chemical Company configure an M2 .50-caliber machine gun in the Remote Weapon Station of a Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle, NBC RV Stryker, for the gunnery ra... More
U.S. Air Force Airmen watch a C-130 Hercules perform
U.S. Air Force Airmen watch a C-130 Hercules perform multiple airdrops at Yakima Training Center, Wash., during Exercise Mobility Guardian Aug. 5, 2017. More than 3,000 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and in... More
Spc. Walter Hanks (left), a St. Louis, Missouri native
Spc. Walter Hanks (left), a St. Louis, Missouri native assigned to 3rd Platoon (Hazardous Response Platoon), 172nd Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Battalion passes through deconta... More
Pfc. Bronson Koeber, a chart operator with 2nd Platoon,
Pfc. Bronson Koeber, a chart operator with 2nd Platoon, Battery A, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, plots coordinates on a large chart of paper with grid lines and a long steel ruler May 21 at Yaki... More
Garey R. Heumphreus, director of logistics at Joint
Garey R. Heumphreus, director of logistics at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., welcomes incoming Yakima Training Center commander Lt. Col. Darrell O’steen, Jr., to the Washington military family following a cha... More
U.S. Soldiers serving with 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry
U.S. Soldiers serving with 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash., practice night air assault drills prior to conducting a mission in su... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Gibbons, a native
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Gibbons, a native of Grand Rapids, Mich., and currently assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron signals a forklift controller where to lower a pallet onto a K-... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicklaus Braun a Survival,
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicklaus Braun a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (S.E.R.E.) specialist from the 6th Operations Support Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., participates a static line jump ... More
YAKIMA, Wash. – A Japanese soldier starts to run towards
YAKIMA, Wash. – A Japanese soldier starts to run towards first base after the ball is hit on a recreational day during Rising Thunder 19. Rising Thunder 2019 is an annual exercise between the U.S. Army and the ... More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Douglas Bryce, executive
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – Douglas Bryce, executive officer at the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense, listens intently to Brig. Gen. Johnny Davis’ briefing on Joint Warfigh... More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – U.S. Army National
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Brittany Mattison, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear non-commissioned officer with the 690th Chemical Company, directs her Stryker te... More
A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to C Co., 2-158th Assault
A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to C Co., 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, observes a sister Black Hawk helicopter during a multi-ship flight from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash... More
A Soldier from the 1844th Transportation Company pulls
A Soldier from the 1844th Transportation Company pulls security during a mass casualty training lane as part of Rising Thunder 2019 at Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Washington, September 3, 2019. Rising Thu... More
210126-N-MW275-1095 YAKIMA, Wa. (Jan. 26, 2021) Commander,
210126-N-MW275-1095 YAKIMA, Wa. (Jan. 26, 2021) Commander, Navy Recruiting Command Rear Adm. Dennis Velez (right) and Patricia Byers, mayor of Yakima, perform the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the grand opening of... More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry Division commanding general, and Lt. Col. Doug E. Brown, commander of the 14th Combat Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, observe the performance of a ... More
U.S. Soldiers from the 20th CBRNE Command, move simulated
U.S. Soldiers from the 20th CBRNE Command, move simulated wounded to a casualty collection point during a situational training exercise (STX) lane at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash., April 28, 2017. T... More
Marines from the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Camp
Marines from the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N.C., operate an Assault Breaching Vehicle with robotic operation capabilities at Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash., May 1, as part of Joint War... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Peter Keiser, 759th Ordnance Company
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Peter Keiser, 759th Ordnance Company (EOD), 3rd Ordnance Battalion (EOD), 71st Ordnance Group (EOD), ensures the path is clear during the CBRNE Leaders Course squad movement training exercise ... More
Hundreds of runners, including more than 50 Japanese
Hundreds of runners, including more than 50 Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers, took part in the third annual Howard’s Medical Army Base Race during a break in Operation Rising Thunder exercises, Sept. 21.
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – A 12th Regiment, Japan
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – A 12th Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldier places a flower at the Korean and Vietnam War Memorial at Greenway Park, Yakima, Wash. Sept. 6. The Soldier placed one of... More
YAKIMA, Wash. – American and Japanese soldiers congratulate
YAKIMA, Wash. – American and Japanese soldiers congratulate each other after a friendly game of volleyball during Rising Thunder 19. Rising Thunder 2019 is an annual exercise between the U.S. Army and the Japan... More
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform,
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform, attacking an urban area, exercises during Rising Thunder 19, September 7, 2019 at the Yakima training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder is a... More
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment and 12th Regiment, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force leave the Selah Base Race half-marathon and 5K starting line, Sep. 17, in Selah, Wash. The U.S. and Japan... More
YAKIMA, Wash. – An American and Japanese soldier battle
YAKIMA, Wash. – An American and Japanese soldier battle vie over the ball in a friendly game of soccer during Rising Thunder 19. Rising Thunder 2019 is an annual exercise between the U.S. Army and the Japan Gro... More
210126-N-MW275-1041 YAKIMA, Wa. (Jan. 26, 2021) Commander,
210126-N-MW275-1041 YAKIMA, Wa. (Jan. 26, 2021) Commander, Navy Recruiting Command Rear Adm. Dennis Velez administers the Oath of Enlistment to Master Chief Navy Counselor Elissa Cook, chief recruiter of Navy T... More
Soldiers assigned to the 201st Battlefield Surveillance
Soldiers assigned to the 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, I Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord receive a briefing Sept. 23 prior to participating in a convoy live fire. Soldiers practiced the live fire with... More
Shell casings eject from a .50-caliber machine gun
Shell casings eject from a .50-caliber machine gun mounted on top of a Stryker vehicle as its crew from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division “Raiders,” qualifies during a live-fire range here ... More
YAKIMA, Wash. – Troops from the Illinois National Guard
YAKIMA, Wash. – Troops from the Illinois National Guard prepare to depart on a live fire exercise during Rising Thunder 19. Rising Thunder 2019 is an annual exercise between the U.S. Army and the Japan Ground S... More
(From left to right) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R.
(From left to right) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry Division commanding general, and Lt. Col. Doug E. Brown, commander with the 14th Combat Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, hike d... More
Shane Lemieux, a offensive tackle for the West Valley
Shane Lemieux, a offensive tackle for the West Valley High School Rams varsity football team and 17-year-old native of Yakima, Wash., scrolls through pre-game music before a game against the Wenatchee High Scho... More
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment,
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, along with Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, share “good game” handshakes after a competitive game of softball during... More
U.S. Army Spc. Matthew Stonebreaker, 10th Chemical
U.S. Army Spc. Matthew Stonebreaker, 10th Chemical Company, 22nd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, practices washing a Stryker armored vehicle during a thorough decontamination training exercise at the... More
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform,
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform, attacking an urban area, exercises during Rising Thunder 19, September 7, 2019 at the Yakima training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder is a... More
U.S. Soldiers from 92nd Chemical Company, 33rd Chemical
U.S. Soldiers from 92nd Chemical Company, 33rd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, prepare to hook up a container to a CH-47 Chinook during a sling load operation at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, W... More
Army explosive ordnance technicians from across the
Army explosive ordnance technicians from across the U.S. participate in special operations forces training in Yakima, Wa., Nov. 16, 2020. The purpose of the training is to increase mission readiness and prepare... More
Pfc. Joseph M.C. Cooper, a Rocky River, Ohio native,
Pfc. Joseph M.C. Cooper, a Rocky River, Ohio native, now a cannon crewmember with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, relaxes after braving a wave composed of dirt and ... More
Spc. Walter Hanks (right), a St. Louis, Missouri native
Spc. Walter Hanks (right), a St. Louis, Missouri native assigned to 3rd Platoon (Hazardous Response Platoon), 172nd Chemical Company, 2nd Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Battalion passes through decont... More
Pvt. 1st Class Lamin Jaiteh from the 21st Chemical,
Pvt. 1st Class Lamin Jaiteh from the 21st Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high- yield Explosives Company, pulls security while his convoy is stopped during CBRNE training at the Yakima Training ... More
Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port
Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, hurl cargo straps over a pallet June 14, 2014. The palletized more than 101,054 pounds of frozen food destined for... More
U.S. Army Sgt. James Milazzo, a vehicle commander with
U.S. Army Sgt. James Milazzo, a vehicle commander with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, gives commands to his Stryker crew during live-fire practice at Yakima Training Cent... More
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – A Green Beret assigned
YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – A Green Beret assigned to 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) establishes oversight on a tower during a training mission at Yakima Training Center, Washington, July 22, 2020. Gre... More
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members prepare ammunition
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members prepare ammunition to be loaded into the 20mm cannon on a Cobra anti-tank helicopter at a forward aircraft refueling point at Yakima Training Center, Wash., Sept. 4. The... More
210126-N-MW275-1053 YAKIMA, Wa. (Jan. 26, 2021) Cmdr.
210126-N-MW275-1053 YAKIMA, Wa. (Jan. 26, 2021) Cmdr. Dan Washington, commanding officer, Navy Talent Acquisition Group Pacific Northwest, gives a speech during the grand opening of Navy Recruiting Station Yaki... More
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment,
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, place balloons on targets during a Sniper Competition during Exercise Rising Thunder 18, at the Yakima Training Center, Washington, Sept. 4. This exercis... More
A Soldier from the 1st Infantry Regiment, Japanese
A Soldier from the 1st Infantry Regiment, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, clears a round from his weapon while providing suppressive cover fire during an Urban Live Fire training event during Exercise Risin... More
1st Lt. James Broadwell a platoon leader from Chosin
1st Lt. James Broadwell a platoon leader from Chosin Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, along with a Soldier from the 1st Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, report unit statuses to... More
Soldiers from Chosin Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry
Soldiers from Chosin Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, along with Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force e... More
(From left to right) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R.
(From left to right) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry Division commanding general, and Lt. Col. Doug E. Brown, commander of the 14th Combat Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, look int... More
Soldiers with the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade provide
Soldiers with the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade provide medevac training to Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company as part of Rising Thunder 2019 at Yakima Training Center i... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Gibbons, a native
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Gibbons, a native of Grand Rapids, Mich., and currently assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron signals a forklift controller where to lower a pallet onto a K-... More
Rising Thunder 19 concludes with an end of exercise
Rising Thunder 19 concludes with an end of exercise ceremony at the Yakima Training Center, Sept.13, 2019, in Yakima, Wash. Rising Thunder 2019 is an annual exercise joining the U.S. Army and the Japan Ground S... More
Army explosive ordnance technicians from across the
Army explosive ordnance technicians from across the U.S. participate in special operations forces training in Yakima, Wa., Nov. 13, 2020. The purpose of the training is to increase mission readiness and prepare... More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Isaac Houston, U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Isaac Houston, U.S. Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Specialist, starts a fire by using a meal, ready to eat heater and a cap of water during a SERE class at ... More
U.S. Army Pvt. Travis Botson, 92nd Chemical Company,
U.S. Army Pvt. Travis Botson, 92nd Chemical Company, 33rd Chemical Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, gives arm and hand signals to a CH-47 Chinook during a sling load operation at the Yakima Training Center, Ya... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Peter Euler, Air Mobility Liaison
U.S. Air Force Maj. Peter Euler, Air Mobility Liaison Officer from the 621st Mobility Support Operations Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., recovers his parachute after participating in a static... More
U.S. Army soldiers, 1st Special Forces Group, conducts
U.S. Army soldiers, 1st Special Forces Group, conducts a high altitude low opening jump from a C-130J Super Hercules, 39th Airlift Squadron, over Yakima training center, Wash., April 22, 2014. Special forces so... More
Maj. George Johnson, commander of the U.S. Army Air
Maj. George Johnson, commander of the U.S. Army Air Analyst Detachment at Yakima Training Center, ensures the security of the engine components on one of the installation's two UH-72 Lakota helicopters Sept. 13... More
Pfc. Shae D. Weldon; a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned
Pfc. Shae D. Weldon; a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to the 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, l Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a qualification range, Se... More
Soldiers with 38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade
Soldiers with 38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, tie knots in detonation cord before placing the cord inside of an improvised Bangalore during a field expedient demol... More
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Komatsu light armored
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Komatsu light armored vehicle rolls by a U.S. Army 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment Stryker vehicle, Sep. 20, to its staging point prior to a bilateral combined arms live-f... More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Lucas, 58th Chemical,
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Lucas, 58th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Company, 83rd CBRN Battalion, 48th Chemical Brigade, instructs soldiers how to decontaminate a Stryker armored ve... More
Sgt. 1st Class Matthew R. Summers, a Bowman, S.C.,
Sgt. 1st Class Matthew R. Summers, a Bowman, S.C., native, now a platoon sergeant with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, watches a wave of dirt and loose grass roll t... More
Two soldiers from the 13th Brigade of the Japanese
Two soldiers from the 13th Brigade of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force observe an enemy position early on the morning of Sept. 23 during a 20-hour culmination exercise at Central Washington State's Yakima... More
Hundreds of runners, including more than 50 Japanese
Hundreds of runners, including more than 50 Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers, took part in the third annual Howard’s Medical Army Base Race during a break in Operation Rising Thunder exercises, Sept. 21.
U.S. Soldiers receive instructions before commencing
U.S. Soldiers receive instructions before commencing the 9mm pistol range during the pistol qualification portion of the German Armed Proficiency Badge (GAFPB) event as part of the CBRNE Leaders Course at the Y... More
A CH-47 Chinook cuts sling load during a sling load
A CH-47 Chinook cuts sling load during a sling load training exercise at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Wash., May 5, 2017. Sling load operations allow units to accomplish their mission by rapidly relocati... More
Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground
Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, prepare the ammunition for their military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) as part of Rising Thunder 2019 at the Yakima Training Cent... More
Army explosive ordnance technicians from across the
Army explosive ordnance technicians from across the U.S. participate in special operations forces training in Yakima, Wa., Nov. 13, 2020. The purpose of the training is to increase mission readiness and prepare... More
Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground
Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, conduct military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) as part of Rising Thunder 2019 at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Washington,... More
U.S. Soldiers serving with 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry
U.S. Soldiers serving with 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash., walk towards their mission objective in support of Joint Warfighting ... More
Pfc. Joseph M.C. Cooper, a Rocky River, Ohio native,
Pfc. Joseph M.C. Cooper, a Rocky River, Ohio native, now a cannon crewmember, braces Pfc. Douglas H. Newlon, a Summersville, W. Va., native, now a cannon crewmember, both with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 377th Fi... More
Spc. Maria Barajas, of Ellensburg, Wash., a food service
Spc. Maria Barajas, of Ellensburg, Wash., a food service specialist with the 737th Transportation Company, a U.S. Army Reserve unit from Yakima, Wash., ladles French onion soup into an insulated container duri... More
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform,
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force perform, attacking an urban area, exercises during Rising Thunder 19, September 7, 2019 at the Yakima training Center in Yakima, Washington. Rising Thunder is a... More
Maintenance Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation
Maintenance Soldiers from the 1844th Transportation Company, 108th Sustainment Brigade work on attaching the recovery vehicle's towbar to a downed truck. Rising Thunder 2019 is an annual exercise joining the U.... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Thomas Suddes, 756th Ordnance Company
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Thomas Suddes, 756th Ordnance Company (EOD), 184th Ordnance Disposal Battalion (EOD), 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD), moves with his squad during a squad movement exercise at the Yakima Training Ce... More
A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to C Co., 2-158th Assault
A U.S. Army Soldier, assigned to C Co., 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, observes the flight line at Yakima Training Center, before a multi-ship flight back to Joint Base Lewi... More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Gabe Albertson, 722nd Ordnance Company
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Gabe Albertson, 722nd Ordnance Company (EOD), 192nd Ordnance Disposal Battalion (EOD), 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD), pulls security during a squad movement exercise at the Yakima Training Center,... More
Aircraft with the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade provide
Aircraft with the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade provide support to the Illinois Army National Guard during Rising Thunder 19 in Yakima, Wash., Sept. 7, 2019. Rising Thunder 2019 is an annual exercise joining the... More